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2005 BNSF Railway special train commemorates Lewis and Clark expedition through the Pacific Northwest
(BNSF issued the following news release on May 31.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) will begin the second half of its one-of-a-kind train trip paralleling the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Pacific Northwest starting Saturday,...
KCS names John E. Foster Vice President & Chief Mechanical Officer
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on June 1.) KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City Southern is pleased to announce the promotion of John E. Foster from assistant chief mechanical officer to vice president and chief mechanical officer for KCS' U.S....
Palace coup: Metra ousts swank railcar
(The following article by Guy Tridgell was posted on the Chicago Daily Southtown website on May 31.) CHICAGO -- The Gritty Palace has left the station. The vintage passenger railcar, previously owned by a veteran Metra board member, exited the Rock Island District...
Safety grant targets leading causes of rail-related deaths
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on May 31.) WASHINGTON -- A $1 million safety grant will be used for public education and outreach programs to reduce fatalities resulting from highway-rail grade crossing collisions, pedestrian...
Mont. politicians oppose Amtrak proposal
(The following article by Jennifer McKee was posted on the Billings Gazette website on June 1.) HELENA, Mont. -- Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger route may cut its stops in Montana if the state does not agree to help pay to support the service under a Bush...
Saving Amtrak
(The following article by Larry Kline was posted on the Havre Daily News website on May 31.) HAVRE, Mont. -- U.S. Sen. Max Baucus and Gov. Brian Schweitzer will join Amtrak officials and representatives of local, state and federal government in Havre on Wednesday as...
Derailment investigation continues; cleanup done
(The following article by Sandy Davis was posted on the Baton Rouge Advocate website on June 1.) BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Fire Department spokesman said Tuesday that Monday's train derailment in downtown Baton Rouge "could have been much worse" as workers finished the...
Rock shatters train engine’s windshield
(The following article by Stan Maddux was posted on the Gary Post-Tribune website on June 1. Joe Adkins is a member of BLET Division 153 in Garrett, Ind.) GARY, Ind. -- A Chicago-bound freight train was struck by a piece of concrete and its engine’s windshield...
KCS announces extension for KCSR consent solicitation
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on May 31.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company ("KCSR"), has extended its previously announced solicitation of...
Rebuilding rail history
(The following article by Larry Williams was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on May 28.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- There's no piece of machinery more powerfully attractive than a railroad locomotive and no better place to savor the romance of these technological marvels...
